Prolonged administration of low-dose inulin stimulates the growth of bifidobacteria in humans

Nutrition Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 187-193

  Bouhnik, Yoram ^a   Raskine, Laurent ^a   Champion, Karine ^a   Andrieux, Claude ^b   Penven, Sophie ^a   Jacobs, Heidi ^c   Simoneau, Guy ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Breeding Division of Cosucra Groupe Warcoing SA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Human; Intestinal microflora; Inulin; Prebiotic; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; FIBRULINE; INULIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PLACEBO; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BLOATING; BORBORYGMUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTOBACILLUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 34047273963     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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